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"Around  the 


Circle 


A  Thousand   Miles 

Through  the 

Rockies 

^ Every  Mile  a  Picture'^ 


By 
EDWIN    L.   SABIN 


v.) 


?  Issued  by  the  = 

=  Passenger  Department  ? 

I  DENVER   &   RIO   GRANDE   RAILROAD  | 

=  Copyright,   1913,  by  | 

=  Frank  A.  Wadleigh,  General  Passenger  Agent  ? 

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UNCOMPAHGRE  FALLS 

Near    Ouray,    on    the    "Rail    and    Stage' 
route  of  the  "Around  the  Circle'    tour. 


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ACADEMY   OF 

PACIFIC  COAST 

HISTORY 


In  the  San  Juan 
Mining  Region 

By  Way  of  Explanation 

HAT  the  sight-seeing  public  may 
reasonably  and  easily  view  the 
Rocky  Mountain  country  in  all  its 
distinctive  features,  the  Denver  & 
Rio  Grande  Railroad  has  instituted 
what  is  known  as  the  "Around  the 
Circle"  trip.  This  trip  starts  at 
Denver,  traverses  Colorado  westward  (crossing  the 
Continental  Divide  of  the  Rockies),  almost  at  the 
western  line  of  the  state  turns  southward  toward  New 
Mexico,  at  the  New  Mexican  line  turns  east,  and  after 
skirting  New  Mexico  and  dipping  into  that  state  turns 
northward,  for  Denver  again.  Thus  it  is  fitly  styled 
"Around  the  Circle." 

The  tour  embraces  a  thousand  miles  of  travel,  and 
can  comfortably  be  performed  in  four  days'  time.  The 
service  given  by  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  is  modern ; 
the  meals  are  excellent,  and  open-top  observation  cars 
are  employed  during  the  summer  months,  when  practi- 
cable. 

"Around  the  Circle"  includes  the  Denver  &  Rio 
Grande's  most  famous  scenic  features:  Pikes  Peak, 
Manitou  and  the  Garden  of  the  Gods,  the  Royal  Gorge, 
the  Grand  Canon  of  the  Arkansas,  Marshall  Pass,  the 
Black  Canon  of  the  Gunnison;  Ouray  and  the  stage 
line  and  the  Canon  of  the  Rio  de  las  Animas;  Tellu- 
ride,  Ophir  Loop,  Lizard  Head  Pass  and  the  Cliff- 
Dwelling  ruins  of  the  Mesa  Verde;  the  Cumbres 
Divide,  Toltec  Gorge,  the  San  Luis  Park,  La  Veta 
Pass,  etc.  It  is  a  tour  presenting  Nature  in  a  magnifi- 
cence well-nigh  prodigal,  displaying  feats  of  engineer- 


MAP    OF 
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THE  course  of  the  traveler  on  the 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande's  great 
"Around  the  Circle"  tour  is  indi- 
cated by  arrows.  Start  may  be 
made  from  Denver,  Colorado  Springs, 
Manitou,  or  Pueblo.  At  Ridgway,  on  the 
western  turn,  the  course  divides.  The 
traveler  may  follow  the  arrows  by  the 
outer,  "All  Rail,"  route;  or  he  may  take 
the  inner,  "Rail  and  Stage,"  denoted  by 
the  arrows  and  dots.  Choice  is  made 
when  purchasing  ticket.  The  various  side 
trips  marked  should  not  be  neglected.  For 
them  special  low  rates  are  granted;  the 
"Circle"   ticket  permits  of   stopovers. 


By      Way      of       Explanation 

hig  that  might  have  been  deemed  impossible,  and 
instructing  in  the  varied  industries  of  the  typical  inter- 
mountain  West.  Two  Indian  agencies  are  passed 
through. 

The  "Around  the  Circle"  ticket  is  good  for  sixty 
days,  and  admits  of  stopovers  as  desired,  so  that 
numerous  little  side  trips  to  hot  springs,  mining  camps, 
ancient  towns,  pueblos  and  ruins  can  conveniently  and 
cheaply  be  taken. 

THE  TWO  ROUTES 

When  purchasing  the  "Circle"  ticket,  there  is  a 
choice  of  two  routes.  One  may  travel  the  entire  dis- 
tance by  rail,  or  one  may  change  for  a  short  space  to 
stage.  The  two  routes  are  identical  to  Ridgway,  on 
the  western  turn.  At  Ridgway  they  separate,  but  come 
together  again  at  Durango,  south. 

When  going  "All  Rail"  from  Ridgway  one  pro- 
ceeds over  the  tracks  of  the  Rio  Grande  Southern,  via 
Dallas  Divide,  Telluride,  Ophir  Loop,  Lizard  Head 
Pass,  and  Mancos,  and  as  a  side  trip  may  visit  the  mar- 
velous cliff-dwelling  ruins  of  the  Mesa  Verde.  By  the 
"Rail  and  Stage"  route  one  proceeds  from  Ridgway 
over  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  to  Ouray,  at  Ouray 
takes  stage-coach  for  a  thrilling  mountain-trail  ride  to 
Red  Mountain  and  to  Silverton,  and  thence  descends 
by  railroad  the  Animas  Canon.  From  Durango  on 
there  is  again  only  the  single  route. 

Each  of  these  two  methods — the  "All  Rail"  and 
the  "Rail  and  Stage" — has  its  especial  attractions,  and 
either  will  be  thoroughly  enjoyed. 

SIDE  TRIPS 

Side  trips  contiguous  to  the  "Circle"  tour  possess- 
ing attractions  of  especial  interest,  but  which  are  not 
included  in  the  "Circle"  rate,  arc  briefly  described  in 
side  notes  running  with  the  general  text.  Holders  of 
"Circle"  tickets  can  make  these  side  trips  at  greatly  re- 
duced rates. 

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PIKES  PEAK 

The  most  famous  peak  of  the  Rockies. 
Seen  from  the  car  windows  on  "Around 
the  Circle"  trip.  Elevation,  14,109  feet 
above  sea  level. 


Pikes  Peak 
through 
Gateway  to 
Garden  of 
the  Gods 


^'^Around   the   Circle 

Denver  to  Pueblo 

Starting  from  Denver,  Colorado's  capital  and 
metropolis,  at  first  the  route  leads  south.  Upon  the 
right  are  the  mountains,  upon  the  left  are  the  plains. 

Fort  Logan 

Just  out  of  Denver  the  train  slips  by  Fort  Logan, 
one  of  the  finest  army  posts  in  the  United  States,  ac- 
commodating infantry  or  cavalry. 

Castle  Rock 

The  train  has  been  climbing  the  long  incline  of  a 
divide,  or  watershed.  At  Castle  Rock,  thirty-three 
miles  from  Denver,  the  altitude  has  increased  a  thou- 
sand feet.  Across  the  track  from  the  station  here  is  a 
boldly  out-cropping  hill  from 
which  the  pretty  little  town 
takes  name.  The  up-grade 
continues.  From  Larkspur  a 
side  trip  by  private  convey- 
ance may  be  made  to  Perry 
Park,  an  hour's  ride  westward. 

Palmer  Lake 


PERRY   PARK 

Perry  Park  is  an  ideal  little 
resort  tucked  away  at  the  foot 
of  the  mountains.  Its  advan- 
tages are  its  supply  of  i)ure. 
cold  water,  its  quiet,  its  walks 
and  drives,  and  its  accessibility 
to  Denver.  It  contains  curious, 
fanciful  formations  of  red  sand- 
stone. Elevation,  6,800  feet. 
Distance  from  the  railroad,  five 
miles. 


About  seven  miles  beyond 
Larkspur  the  train  passes  Casa  Blanca,  a  white  cliff  on 
the  west  of  the  track,  200  feet  high  and  1,000  long; 
and  two  more  miles  bring  the  crest  of  the  divide  and 
the  resort  of  Palmer  Lake.  The  lake  here  is  so  pre- 
cisely poised  that  one  end  of  it  contributes  to  the  Platte 
River  north,  the  other  to  the  Arkansas  south.  Eleva- 
tion, 7,237  feet. 

Glen  Park  and  Pine  Crest 

Adjacent  to  Palmer  Lake,  on  the  southwest,  are 
the  summer  resorts  of  Glen  Park  and  Pine  Crest,  with 


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numerous  pretty  Swiss  chalets  nestling  among  the  pines. 
The  route  is  now  down-grade,  among  grotesque  sand- 
stone figures,  the  aggregation  being  most  pronounced 
in  Monument  Park,  Edgerton  station.  Ten  miles  far- 
ther the  train  rolls  into  Colorado  Springs,  beside  Pikes 
Peak. 

Colorado  Springs 

Almost  any  amount  of  time  can  profitably  be 
spent  in  Colorado  Springs  and  vicinity.  The  city  is 
amply  supplied  with  fine  hotels  and  boarding-houses, 
and  an  electric  system  covers  it  thoroughly.  The  sub- 
urb of  Broadmoor  is  a  place  of  surpassing  loveliness, 
and  North  Cascade  and  Wood 

.  i-i-^  -1  CRIPPLE  CREEK 

Avenues     exhibit     residences 

I        .  ,  rr>t  .  From     Colorado     Springs     to 

princely  in  rank.     The  region     crippie    Creek,    by    the    rio 

about     is     filled     with     natural        Grande      connection,      is      forty 

J  -Q         I  .  miles  —  every     rod     thereof 

wonders.  IXeady        access        is        crowded  with  mountain  scenery. 

gained  to  Pikes  Peak,  Crystal     cnppie  Greek  has  a  population 

r>      1       \/r  ^    \  r        -^  /^t_  of    6,300;    the    altitude    is    9,591 

Park,    Mount    ManitOU,    Chey-        feet-3.600    feet   more   than    that 

enne  Mountain,  Manitou  and     of  Colorado  springs,   it  and  its 

,1/^j              ri-/^j                J  companion    camp    of    Victor    are 

the    Crarden    Ot    the    CrOdS,    and  joined  by  an  electric  line.  Hotel 

railroad      connection      is      made  accommodations    are    good,    and 

•    1      ^1         /-              ,         .     .  at    some    of    the    largest    mines 

With    the   tamed   mining-CampS  ^j^jtors  are  welcome.     The  ores 

of  Victor  and  Cripple  Creek.       y'^id  principally  goid. 
Colorado  City 

Adjoining  Colorado  Springs  is  Colorado  City, 
Colorado's  first  territorial  capital.  It  boasts  extensive 
railroad  repair  shops  and  important  ore-reduction  plants. 

Manitou 

The  resort  of  Manitou  is  quickly  reached  from 
Colorado  Springs  over  a  branch  line  of  the  Denver  & 
Rio  Grande,  or  by  trolley  or  carriage.  It  was  long  the 
"Manitou"  or  Place  of  Reverence  of  the  Indians.  The 
springs  within  the  town  limits,  and  which  are  so  widely 
known,  are  nine,  soda  and  iron.  They  are  enclosed  by 
basins  and  the  waters  are  free.  The  hotels  at  Manitou 
are  large  and  up-to-date.  For  excursions  there  are  the 
Garden  of  the  Gods,  Ute  Pass,  North  and  South  Chcy- 

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enne  Canons,  the  Seven  Lakes,  Pikes  Peak,  Crystal 
Park,  Mount  Manitou,  etc.  The  town  is  situated 
amidst  brilliant  coloring,  the 

air  is  delightful,  and  probably  pikes  peak  and  crystal 
no  pleasure  resort  is  more  pop- 

1  From     Manitou     a     cog     road 

'-^I'*!^*                    Tj        V  I  hauls  passengers   to   the   summit 

r'UeDlO  of   Pikes   Peak,   elevation    14,109 

TP             r^    ^           JO-            ^i_  f^ct.     From  the  top  the  view  is 

From  Colorado  SprmgS  the  3„,,erb      beyond      words.        The 

course      of      the      "Circle"      trip  "'orld  Hes  spread  below,  and  the 

,•                             ^u            J          J  eye  wanders  over  mile  after  mile 

COntmueS       southward,        down  ,f  ,,i,i„  ^^^  range.    Ascent  may 

Fountain      Creek:      the      "Fon-  also  be  made  afoot  or  by  horse, 

._•                    •       T>        -n    5j                    •  following  a  good  trail, 

tame  -  qui  -  BoUllle      —  Sprmg  crystal   Park,  a  beautiful  nat- 

Which    boils.         Distant     mOUn-  "ral    park    at    the    foot    of    Cam- 

.„•                   11                  .1          •     v^            J  eron's     Cone,     is    reached     from 

tains  are  blue  on  the  right,  and  ^j,,,,  Colorado  springs  or  Man- 
forty-five  miles  from  Colorado  itou,  by  luxurious  Packard  au- 
Ql-^-^'.^^r,      /^-.^     ir„^.^     T\^^     ^.»\         tos,    over   a   newly   built   private 

Springs   (120  from   Denver)      ^^,^  ^„^,  ^^„,J„^  ^  ^f^^^i,. 

Pueblo  is  reached.       The  pOpU-        cent   panorama   of   all    points   of 

lation     of     Pueblo     is     45,000;        '"^-^^*  j"   '\'   P«kes   Peak   Re- 

i^J*    .         '        gion    and    a    bracing    thirty-mile 

the    altitude    is    4,672    feet.     ride. 
Sixty  years  ago  it  was  simply 

"the  pueblo,"  a  trading-post  for  New  Mexico.  Today 
it  is  the  "Pittsburgh  of  the  West,"  and  the  second  city 
in  the  state.  It  is  a  smelting  center,  has  immense  iron 
and  steel  works,  forms  an  important  railroad  point,  and 
is  the  home  of  the  state  fair.  Medicinal  springs  of 
value  are  found  here. 

Pueblo  to  Montrose 

At  Pueblo  the  train  turns  sharply  into  the  west, 
and  proceeds  up  the  Arkansas  River. 

Florence 

The  station  of  Portland,  twenty-seven  miles  from 
Pueblo,  is  noteworthy  on  account  of  the  cement  plant. 
In  a  few  minutes  thereafter  the  oil  region  of  Florence 
is  entered.  The  characteristic  derricks  are  seen  on 
every  side.     The  wells  are  rich  and  reliable  producers. 

Canon  City 

Ascending  the  rippling  Arkansas  the  "Circle" 
train  has  penetrated  through  the  foothills  and  now, 

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ROYAL  GORGE,  FROM  THE  TOP 

Reached  from  Canon  City,  on  the  "Around 
the  Circle"  tour.  From  the  almost  per- 
pendicular wall  on  the  right  one  looks 
downward  2,627  feet  to  the  railroad  track 
and  the  Arkansas  River. 


Around        the        Circle" 


eight  miles  from  Florence,  puffs  into  Canon  City,  at 
the  edge  of  the  mountains.  Canon  City  (so-called  be- 
cause of  the  Royal  Gorge  just  beyond)  has  a  popula- 
tion of  6,500,  and  is  160  miles  from  Denver  on  the 
"Around  the  Circle"  tour.  The  altitude  is  5,3/^/]  feet. 
The    city    and    neighborhood 

are    one    vast    orchard    and  '^""'^  °  gorge^'^'''''' 

truck-garden;  large  and  small        „ ^    ^       ,  .^    t>     ,  ^ 

r       .  11-  ^^^   *°P   °^   *^^    Royal    Gorge 

irUltS     are    produced     m     abun-        is     attained     after     a     charming 

dance.      The    State    Peniten-     ^":^°^  f  ^'^*  "^"f ;  ^'^'^^  ^^^ 

mclude    the    world-famous    Sky- 

tiary  is  located  here.  Canon  une  Drive,  upon  the  brink  of 
City   also   possesses    resources     ^^'^  '"'^^^y  ""^^^"^  °"^  '"^y  p^^*" 

r  1  J  •  1  J    1  down  2,600   feet  upon  river  and 

or  coal  and  mineral,  and  has  track  beneath;  and  lifting  the 
soda  and  iron  springs,  hot  and     ^^^^  "^^^  ^"^^^^^  °"  *^'^  ^and 

.  J  .-^        j*-^      ^  the    expanse    outspread    of    plain 

cold.  A      railroad      ox      much        and  valley,  on  that  the  brooding 

scenic  interest  connects  with  ^'°p"  ^"^  ""'^^^^  °^  ^^^  ^^'■"^'' 
Cripple    Creek,     forty    miles 

north ;  and  there  is  the  Sky-Line  Drive,  and  the  trip  to 
the  top  of  the  Royal  Gorge. 

The  Royal  Gorge 
Leaving  Canon  City  (on  the  outskirts  passing  the 
State  Penitentiary,  at  the  right  of  the  track),  the  train 
glides  between  high  hills;  and  still  keeping  by  the  river 
with  a  sweeping  curve  enters  the  Royal  Gorge  of  the 
Grand  Canon  of  the  Arkansas.  This  far-famed  defile, 
annually  traversed  by  thousands  of  sight-seers,  is  the 
rift  through  which  the  Arkansas  finally  bursts  from  the 
mountains,  to  freedom  and  the  plains  below.  Justly 
has  the  gorge  won  its  great  repute.  The  outer  portals 
are  dark  green;  within,  the  hue  brightens  to  the  more 
cheery  shades  of  ruddy  granite  and  gneiss.  Where 
touched  by  the  spray  and  the  sun  the  particles  of  quartz 
glisten  and  the  red  is  almost  as  deep  as  blood.  The 
river  boils  madly.  The  confining  ramparts  rise  in  solid 
sheets;  here  and  there  broken  by  crack  and  crenelation, 
but  all  unscalable.  Gigantic  masses  of  rock  have  fallen, 
to  lodge  picturesquely  in  the  water  or  alongside.  Hug- 
ging close  to  the  wall,  the  train  swerves  to  right  and 
to  left,  always  miraculously  rounding  projecting  shoul- 
ders, and  ever  proffering  unexpected  vistas  of  the  nar- 

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IN  THE  ROYAL  GORGE 

The  Royal  Gorge,  i66  miles  from  Denver, 
on  the  "Around  the  Circle"  tour,  forms 
the  narrow  mouth  of  the  Grand  Canon  of 
the  Arkansas.  The  walls  range  from  i,ooo 
to  nearly  3,000  feet  in  height.  The  railroad 
runs  between.  At  the  famous  Hanging 
Bridge  the  width  is  but  thirty  feet,  the 
depth  is  half  a  mile. 


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row  way  unfolding  ahead.  The  engine's  whistle  echoes 
and  re-echoes.  The  rushing  stream  would  claim  the 
whole  space;  therefore  it  has  been  necessary  to  build  a 
road-bed  for  the  track  out  from  the  wall,  and  buttress 
it.  More  constricted  grows  the  route,  until  at  the 
Hanging  Bridge  the  passage  is  but  ten  yards  wide, 
while  on  either  hand  the  perpendicular  granite  towers 
aloft  2,627  feet — but  thirteen  feet  less  than  half  a 
mile.  From  the  bottom  of  this  spectacular  crevasse  the 
fleecy  clouds  appear  to  be  brushing  the  rim,  where  the 
stars  twinkle  down  at  mid-day. 

Grand  Canon  of  the  Arkansas 
The  Royal  Gorge  ceases  by  slightly  expanding; 
however,  the  Grand  Canon  of  the  Arkansas,  with  the 
rock-masses  and  the  crenelated  ramparts,  the  strata 
fused  and  plaited,  the  glowing  atmosphere  and  the 
rushing  river,  continues.  At  Parkdale,  seven  miles, 
the  view  opens;  and  although  the  course  remains  land- 
locked, the  canon  proper  has  ended.  After  winding 
among  pretty  parks  and  a  multitude  of  cedar-bearing 
ledges  the  train  halts  at  Salida. 

Salida 
Salida  (Spanish  for  "outlet,"  and  accented  on  the 
second  syllable)  is  215  miles  from  Denver  on  the 
"Around  the  Circle"  tour  and  has  a  population  of 
5,000.  The  altitude  is  7,050  feet.  It  is  a  prominent 
junction  of  the  road,  lines  leading  out  south,  east  and 
west.  The  town  commands  a  view,  southward,  of  the 
remarkable  Sangre  de  Cristo  (Blood  of  Christ)  Range; 
to  the  northwest  is  the  snow-crowned  Collegiate  Range ; 
to  the  southwest  are  Mount  Ouray  and  Mount  Shavano, 
between  which  is  Marshall  Pass.  The  Poncha  hot 
springs  are  five  miles  south,  and  the  Wellsville  springs 
are  six  miles  down  the  Arkansas. 

Marshall  Pass 

At  Salida  change  is  made  from  standard  gauge  to 
narrow  gauge  tracks;  and  at  Mears  Junction  the  ascent 

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of  Marshall  Pass  is  begun.  This  famous  pass,  now 
subdued  by  a  marvelous  feat  of  railroad  engineering, 
crosses  the  Continental  Divide  at  an  elevation  of 
10,856  feet.  Two  engines  take  the  train  in  tow.  In  a 
serpentine  trail  the  track  goes  wriggling  on,  seizing 
every  advantage,  weaving  in  and  out  and  doubling  on 
itself.  Each  turn  occupies  higher  ground  than  the 
preceding,  and  thus  by  a  series  of  loops  the  great  divide 
is  scaled.  It  is  up,  up,  up,  with  the  air  growing  rarer 
and  the  view  over  the  tops  of  the  timber  steadily  ex- 
panding, until,  having  climbed  21 1  feet  for  every  mile 
of  advance,  and  having  rumbled  through  protective 
snow-sheds,  upon  the  summit  the  train  pauses,  more 
than  two  miles  in  the  air,  and  almost  at  timber-line. 
The  Atlantic  slope  is  behind,  the  Pacific  is  before. 
This  is  the  water-shed  of  the  continent.  At  such  a 
height  vegetation  is  stunted;  below  are  the  tracks,  suc- 
cessive steps  like  terraces;  from  the  observatory  all  the 
mountains  of  the  Rockies  seem  visible — range  after 
range,  dark-green,  gray,  or  snowy-white.  The  grand 
old  crater  crest  of  Mount  Ouray  looms  magnificent. 
After  the  halt,  down  the  farther  slope  rolls  the  train 
by  gravitation,  and  with  brakes  set. 

A  Sportsman's  Country 

Along  the  descent  the  train  falls  in  with  Tomichi 
(To-mee-chee)  Creek,  and  accompanies  it  through  a 
beautiful  stretch  of  meadowlands  occupied  by  ranches. 
Trout  are  in  the  streams  and  feathered  and  large  game 
in  the  hills.  Ten  miles  by  stage  from  Doyle  are  the 
Waunita  hot  springs.  Soon  the  train  arrives  at  Gun- 
nison. 

Gunnison 

The  town  of  Gunnison  is  located  upon  a  flat,  alti- 
tude 7,683  feet,  with  the  mountains  surrounding.  It  has 
a  population  of  2,000  and  is  288  miles  from  Denver  on 
the  "Around  the  Circle"  tour.  Gunnison  is  the  com- 
mercial center  of  the  prosperous  Gunnison  Valley,  and 
is  a  favorite  headquarters  for  fishermen.    From  it  a  spur 

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IN  THE  BLACK  CANON 

The  Black  Canon  of  the  Gunnison  is  314 
miles  from  Denver  on  the  "Around  the 
Circle"  tour,  and  is  traversed  for  sixteen 
miles  by  the  railroad.  Its  sides  reach  a 
height  of  more  than  2,000  feet.  The  Gun- 
nison River,  famous  for  its  trout  fishing, 
pours  turbulently  through. 


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of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  runs  north  twenty-seven 
miles  to  Crested  Butte,  forking  there  for  the  camps  of 
Ruby  and  Anthracite. 


Along  the  Famous 
Gunnison 

From  Gunnison  the  train 
follows  down  the  Gunnison 
River,  one  of  the  finest  trout 
streams  in  the  world,  here 
swirling  on  between  grassy 
banks  in  a  wide  valley.  At 
Sapinero  station  river  and 
railroad  enter  together  the 
Black  Canon;  but  a  branch 
of  the  road  extends  southward 
thirty-six  miles  to  Lake  City. 

Black  Canon  of  the 
Gunnison 

The  Black  Canon  of  the 
Gunnison  is  deemed  fully  the 
equal  of  the  Royal  Gorge,  but 
varies  therefrom  materially. 
The  title  is  a  misnomer,  for 
the  depths  are  not  really 
"black"  or  gloomy.  The  Gun- 
nison River  dashes  through 
with  such  impetuousness  that 
it  is  beaten  to  foam  among  the 
numerous  boulders  in  its  bed. 
The  canon  walls  are  pleasing- 
ly colored  and  are  constantly 
opening  and  closing,  display- 
ing rifts  and  parks.  There  is 
considerable  vegetation,  and 
in  places  are  vast  masses  of 
slide-rock  and  granite  blocks. 
Chipeta  Falls  (memorializing 
the  wife  of  Chief  Ouray  of 
the  Utes)  comes  rolling  and  leaping  in  a  white  course 

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TO   CRESTED   BUTTE 

The  line  up  to  Crested  Butte 
ascends  among  the  head  tribu- 
taries of  the  Gunnison  River,  all 
noted  for  their  trout.  Ten  miles 
from  Gunnison,  Almont,  a  pop- 
ular outing  resort,  is  passed. 
From  the  narrow  valley  of  the 
East  River,  the  train  makes  exit 
into  Crested  Butte.  Crested 
Butte  is  situated  on  the  East 
and  the  Slate  rivers,  in  a  Ijasin 
at  the  foot  of  the  romantic  Elk 
Mountains.  A  peculiar  hill  be- 
stows the  name.  Bituminous 
coal  of  superior  coking  quality 
and  anthracite  of  the  best  grade 
are  found  near  at  hand.  Rich 
veins  of  gold  and  silver  are  be- 
ing developed.  The  scenery 
roundabout  is  entrancing,  the 
hunting  good,  and  the  fishing, 
as  elsewhere  along  the  line,  is 
splendid.  Ruby,  Floresta  and 
Anthracite  are  camps  that  may 
he  visited. 

LAKE  CITY 

Lake  City  is  reached  by  the 
Lake  Fork  branch  of  the  Den- 
ver &'  Rio  Grande,  and  is  350 
miles  from  Denver  on  the 
"Around  the  Circle"  tour.  The 
track  skirts  the  tumultuous 
Lake  Fork  tributary  of  the 
Gunnison,  through  the  narrow, 
deep  Lake  Fork  Canon.  The 
view  from  the  farther  end  of 
the  cafion  is  most  impressive, 
embracing  a  wide  sweep  of 
snowy  ranges.  Lake  City  is  a 
thriving  place  of  450  people, 
with  mining  the  chief  interest. 
It  is  one  of  the  prettiest  towns 
in  the  state.  Here  is  charming 
Lake  San  Cristoval,  named  by 
a  Spanish  monk  of  the  seven- 
teenth century.  From  Lake 
City  the  summit  of  Uncompah- 
gre  Peak,  14,289  feet,  may  be 
attained.  The  altitude  of  the 
town  itself  is  8,686  feet. 


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CURECANTI  NEEDLE 

The  Curecanti  Needle,  midway  of  the  Black 
Canon  of  the  Gunnison,  on  the  "Around 
the  Circle"  tour,  is  an  isolated,  sharp  spire 
of  rock  projecting  perpendicularly  to  a  re- 
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down  a  lofty  wall,  on  the  right,  and  farther  along  on 
the  left  the  tremendous  splinter  of  Curecanti  Needle 
pierces  to  the  clouds.  By  the  short  side-canon  of  the 
Cimarron,  just  beyond  Crystal  Creek,  the  train  finally 
emerges  at  Cimarron  station. 

Into  Mesa  Land 

Onward  from  Cimarron  the  topography  of  the 
country  changes.  The  pine-clad  mountains  give  place 
to  rolling  sage  and  flat- topped  elevations  with  striated 
sides — table-lands  or  mesas.  This  is  a  range  for  sheep 
and  cattle,  and  when  irrigated  bursts  into  green  ranches. 
Out  of  Cimarron  two  engines  pull  the  train  up  the  dif- 
ficult grade  of  Squaw  Hill.  At  Cerro  Summit  the 
Valley  of  the  Uncompahgre  lies  spread  before,  with 
Utah  in  the  distance.  Just  before  reaching  Montrose 
the  train  passes  the  valley  portal  of  the  Gunnison  tun- 
nel, one  of  the  great  works  of  the  United  States  Gov- 
ernment Reclamation  Service,  reclaiming  150,000  acres 
of  arid  land. 

Montrose 

Montrose,  351  miles  from  Denver  on  the  "Around 
the  Circle"  tour,  is  situated  in  the  midst  of  Colorado's 
famous  Western  Slope  district.  The  population  of 
Montrose  is  3,500;  the  altitude,  5,811  feet.  The  pro- 
duction of  fruit,  potatoes,  garden-truck,  grain  and  hay 
hereabouts  is  marvelous.  The  fertile  Uncompahgre 
Valley  runs  southeast  and  northwest.  To  the  north 
are  the  outlines  of  the  Grand  Mesa.  The  Horsefly 
Range,  bluish  and  white-streaked,  is  slightly  west  of 
south,  while  slightly  east  of  south  appear  the  jagged 
Sawtooth  Mountains.  The  "Circle"  route  now  bears 
between. 

Montrose,  Ridgway  and  Durango 

ALL  RAIL 

Durango,  a  hundred  miles  south,  at  the  lower  edge 
of  a  bristling  swarm  of  peaks,  is  the  next  objective 
point.    From  Montrose  the  "Circle"  trail  leads  up  the 

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OPHIR  LOOP  AND  CATHEDRAL  SPIRES 
Ophir  Loop  and  its  included  phenomenon 
of  Cathedral  Spires  are  on  the  Rio  Grande 
Southern  Railroad  of  the  "Around  the 
Circle"  tour,  by  the  "All  Rail"  route,  422 
miles  from  Denver  and  17  miles  from 
Telluride. 


''Around        the        Circle'' 


prosperous  Uncompahgre  Valley.  Translated  from  the 
Ute  Indian  tongue,  ''uncompahgre"  (un-com-pah-greh) 
means  "red  stream,"  and  this  valley  was  the  Utes' 
favorite  camping-ground.  Twenty-five  miles  from 
Montrose  is  Ridgway,  where  the  "Around  the  Circle" 
course  splits  into  the  two  routes  before  explained. 

Dallas  Divide 

The  All-Rail  passengers  are  transferred  to  the 
Rio  Grande  Southern  Railroad;  and  diverging  up 
Pleasant  Valley,  presently  by  a  sinuous  trail  similar  to 
that  of  Marshall  Pass,  are  climbing  the  Dallas  Divide 
of  the  Horsefly  Mountains.  Leopard  Creek  is  a  friendly 
companion.  The  ascent  furnishes  a  superb  view,  east- 
ward, of  the  Uncompahgre  Mountains,  plashed  with 
snow.  Having  coasted  down  the  Divide,  the  train 
meets  the  San  Miguel  River;  and  rounding  Mount 
Sneffles  (height  14,158  feet)  is  at  Vance  Junction. 
It  is  worthy  of  mention  that  the  first  plant  in  the  world 
for  the  commercial  transmission  of  electricity  of  high 
power  generated  by  water  was  put  into  successful  op- 
eration near  Telluride. 

Telluride 

The  mining  camp  of  Telluride,  423  miles  from 
Denver  on  the  "All  Rail"  route  of  the  "Around  the 
Circle"  tour,  is  located  at  an  altitude  of  8,756  feet,  in 
a  basin  encompassed  by  wild  peaks.  The  population 
is  2,000.  Near  Telluride  are  some  marvelously  rich 
gold  and  silver  mines,  which  the  tourist  should  not  fail 
to  visit.  The  transportation  of  ore  from  the  mines  to 
the  railroad  is  accomplished  by  means  of  pack  mules, 
which  present  a  most  interesting  sight  winding  up  and 
down  the  mountain  sides.  Among  the  scenic  features 
are  the  beautiful  Bridal  Veil  Falls  at  Pandora,  while 
in  an  opposite  direction  the  picturesque  "Tom  Boy 
Road"  leads  far  above  the  town  to  the  famous  "Tom 
Boy"  and  "Smuggler"  mines.  Days  may  be  spent 
sight-seeing  in  Telluride  and  vicinity  with  enjoyment 
and  profit. 

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Ophir  Loop  and  Trout  Lake 

Southward  bound  from  Vance  Junction  the  train 
enters  Ophir  Loop,  upon  the  side  of  Ophir  Mountain. 
This  is  another  triumph  of  engineering  peculiar  to  the 
"Circle"  trip.  The  ascending  track  takes  wide,  breath- 
less curves  among  the  pines  and  the  crags,  while  to  the 
eyes  unfolds  the  perfect  stateliness,  ahead,  of  the  pin- 
nacle Cathedral  Spire.  And  suddenly,  over  the  crest, 
is  discovered  Trout  Lake,  blue  and  shimmering,  with 
Beattie  Mountain  sentinel  beside. 


Lizard  Head  Pass 

The  San  Miguel  Mountains  would  bar  the  way, 
but  the  ''Circle"  train  climbs  them  by  the  way  of  Liz- 
ard Head  Pass,  and  at  an  elevation  of  10,238  feet 
crosses.  From  the  pass  projects  into  the  clear  air  an 
odd  outcrop  of  gray  rock,  resembling  a  lizard  propped 
with  nose  uplifted. 


Rico 

Rushing  down  Lizard  Head 
Pass,  through  a  region  encum- 
bered with  boulders,  the  train 
arrives  at  Rico,  another  min- 
ing town.  Rico  (ree-ko:  rich) 
has  for  a  site  the  crater  of  an 
extinct  volcano.  Close  by  is 
Telescope  Mountain,  of  curi- 
ous formation.  All  this  region 
bears  evidences  of  intense  vol- 
canic eruption. 

To  Cliff-Dweller  Land 

From  Rico  the  "All  Rail" 
route  of  "Around  the  Circle" 
follows  down  the  Dolores 
River  (christened  long  ago  by 
Spanish  explorers  for  the  Vir- 
gin Mary,  "Our  Lady  of  Sor- 

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THE  MESA  VERDE 

The  Great  Mesa  Verde  (Green 
Tableland)  National  Park  and 
the  cliff-dwelling  ruins,  of  which 
it  is  a  veritable  storehouse,  are 
reached  by  a  ride  of  twenty-five 
miles  from  Mancos  over  a  most 
picturesque  trail  and  Govern- 
ment road.  At  Mancos  guides, 
saddle  horses  and  equipages  and 
all  needful  accessories  may  be 
readily  obtained.  The  Mesa 
Verde  has  an  area  of  twenty- 
five  miles  in  length  by  fifteen  in 
breadth ;  the  height  above  the 
plain  varies  from  600  feet  to 
1,200  feet.  It  is  deeply  cut  by 
startling  cafions,  many  almost 
inaccessible,  and  all  containing 
numbers  of  ruined  habitations 
built  into  niches  and  beneath 
overhanging  ledges  and  styled 
"Cliff  Dwellings."  The  age  of 
the  ruins  is  estimated  at  from 
five  hundred  to  a  thousand 
years.  Pottery,  implements,  re- 
mains of  wearing  apparel  and 
mummified  bodies  are  found. 
Navajo  and  Cliff  cafions  are  the 
ones  most  convenient  for  visit- 
ors; the  ruins  in  their  walls 
never  fail  to  amaze.     The.  Mesa 


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FAMOUS  MARSHALL  PASS 

The  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  here  crosses 
the  Continental  Divide  at  an  elevation  of 
10,856  feet.  The  building  of  this  line  in 
1881  was  the  first  construction  of  a  rail- 
road over  the  tops  of  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains. 


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rows,")  traverses  the  Dolores  Verde  is  now  under  the  protec- 
r^     -  J    •        ^i_       r    •      T  7-    n  tion   of  the  Secretary  of  the   In- 

Canon,  and  in  the  fair  Valley     Verier.      Arch.oiogists    repre- 

Of  the  Dolores  arrives  at  Do-  senting  the  Smithsonian  Instl- 
1  „     .  T-v-  •  tutlon    and    the    U.    S.     Govern- 

lores  town.     Digression  may     „,,„,  ,,,,  ^een  engaged  during 

be    made,     here,     for    the    Cliff-         the  last  few  years  in  strengthen 

Dwellino-  ruins  of  the  Mesa     '"^  ^""^  restoring  the  principal 

X^wcilillj^  lUlll^  Ul  LllC  iVXCbd  ruins.  The  Government  Is  build- 
Verde;     but     ManCOS,      twenty        Jng    an    excellent    wagon    road, 

miles  onward,  is  generally  se-     "''''  "'"  '°°"  ^',  completed, 

'  o  /  affordmg      accommodations      for 

lected.  From  Dolores,  also,  those  who  object  to  making  a 
the  overland  trip  is  made  to  ^^^j;;^"  "^  ''''  '''''  °"  '°'"^- 
the  wonderful  Natural  Bridges 

of  Southern  Utah.  Next  obliquing  eastward  the  train 
speeds  through  the  thickly  sodded  Lost  Canon,  and 
over  a  hill  studded  with  great  pines,  to  Mancos,  in  the 
Mancos  Valley. 

On  to  Durango 

Continuing  from  Mancos  the  train  leaves  the  pas- 
toral Mancos  Valley  and  crosses  the  Divide  at  Cima; 
and  after  passing  through  a  lumbering  tract  and  the 
Government  reserve  of  old  Fort  Lewis  enters  Durango. 

Montrose,  Ridgway  and  Durango 

RAIL  AND  STAGE 

The  "All  Rail"  connection  between  Ridgway  and 
Durango  has  been  described.  Those  who,  on  this 
"Around  the  Circle"  tour,  have  elected  "Rail  and 
Stage"  continue  by  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  from  Ridg- 
way, the  point  of  division,  up  the  Uncompahgre  Valley 
to  Ouray,  ten  miles. 

Ouray 

The  altitude  of  Ouray  is  7,721  feet;  its  popula- 
tion is  2,000.  To  the  eye  Ouray  is  completely  walled 
in  by  an  amphitheatre  of  precipitous  cliff,  with  no  por- 
tal apparent.  Its  site  is  a  natural  park;  upon  one  side 
the  amphitheatre  of  cliff  is  banded  with  all  shades  of 
red  from  pink  to  maroon,  and  topped  with  orange; 
upon  another  a  limestone  white  predominates;  and 
upon  another  the  white  and  the  more  vivid  hues  are 
overcast  by  the  darker  pines  and  cedars.  From  high  up 
on  the  front  of  one  striated  cliff  out-gushes  a  sudden 

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"Around        the        Circle" 

water- fall.  At  the  opposite  limits  of  the  town  is  an 
area  underlaid  by  hot  springs,  and  all  the  year  the 
grass  and  cress  grow  green.  Beyond  is  Box  Canon,  a 
crack  extending  from  base  to  crest  of  wall,  through 
which  careens,  roaring  and  tumbling,  a  creek.  A  walk 
has  been  constructed  by  which  the  crack  may  be  ascended 
for  some  distance.  Across  the  canon  has  been  thrown  a 
suspension  bridge.  Mining  is  Ouray's  chief  asset;  and 
the  aerial  tramways  of  the  mines  look  like  spider-webs 
against  the  crimson  and  yellow  and  white  backgrounds. 

Over  the  Stage  Road 

At  Ouray  change  is  made  to  stage.  The  famous 
old  Concord  coach  is  still  used — drawn  by  six  clatter- 
ing horses,  the  driver  picturesque  on  his  seat.  Exit  is 
found  through  a  gap,  and  along  Uncompahgre  Canon. 
The  road  is  here  buttressed  with  fragments,  and  here 
hewn  out  of  the  solid  rock;  and  ever  climbing  winds 
midway  betwixt  top  of  hill  and  bottom  of  canon  and 
gulch.  The  blending  colors  of  the  cliffs  and  of  the 
foliage  are  entrancing.  Where  Bear  Creek  is  crossed, 
directly  beneath  the  water  falls  a  straight,  uninter- 
rupted 253  feet.  Swathes  cut  by  snow-slides  are  to  be 
noted.  Likely  enough  a  prospecting  outfit,  with  pack- 
train  of  burros,  is  encountered.  At  a  certain  point  the 
stage  from  the  other  end  is  met  and  passed.  Mount 
Abram,  whose  huge,  rounded  crown  is  just  visible  from 
Ouray,  is  revealed  in  all  his  majesty  ahead.  Mining 
camps,  active  or  idle,  are  scattered  along  the  way.  At 
Red  Mountain,  altitude  11,025  feet,  the  passengers 
were  formerly  transferred  to  the  Silverton  Railroad, 
"The  Rainbow  Route,"  but  for  the  season  of  1913 
passenger  trains  will  not  be  operated  on  that  line,  and 
the  stage  will  continue  through  to  Silverton,  paralleling 
the  railroad  track. 

The  Silverton  Railroad 

This  remarkable  railroad  was  constructed  by  Otto 
Mears,  the  "Pathfinder  of  the  San  Juan."  The  obsta- 
cles which  it  has  overcome,  the  tortuous,  thrilling  course 
which  it  covers,  can  be  appreciated  through  experience 

[31] 


ON  THE  STAGE  ROAD 

This  wonderful  line  extends  from  Ouray 
up  to  Red  Mountain,  twelve  miles,  and  on 
to  Silverton,  twelve  miles  further;  being 
a  part  of  the  "Rail  and  Stage"  route  of 
the  "Around  the  Circle"  tour. 


'"^  A  round        the         Circle'' 

only.  It  runs  along  the  side  of  lurid  Red  Mountain 
(the  location  of  many  rich  mines),  at  Summit  attains 
an  elevation  of  1 1,235  feet,  and  thence  descends  to  Sil- 
verton;  in  all  a  distance  of  twelve  miles. 

SiJverton 

The  altitude  of  Silverton,  the  "Queen  of  the  San 
Juan,"  is  9,300  feet.  Dominating  the  flat  upon  which 
the  town  is  situated  rises  Sultan  Mountain,  its  tinted 
flanks  honeycombed  with  tunnels;  and  all  the  red  and 
purple  slopes  about  are  likewise  made  to  pay  tribute  of 
silver  and  gold.  Many  mines  are  above  timber  line. 
Silverton  is  well  accustomed  to  "old-fashioned"  win- 
ters, with  snow  eight  feet  and  more  on  the  level.  The 
population  is  2,200. 

Las  Animas  Canon 

From  Silverton  the  "Around  the  Circle"  route 
leads  down  the  Canon  of  the  Rio  de  las  Animas  Perdi- 
das  (River  of  the  Lost  Souls)  to  Durango,  forty-five 
miles.  The  trip  through  the  Animas  Canon  differs 
from  any  canon  trip  yet  experienced.  In  places  the 
track  is  upon  a  shelf  of  the  rock,  a  gorge  below  and 
the  perpendicular  wall  above.  The  hurrying  river 
boils  and  eddies.  From  this  side  and  that  silvery  rills 
hasten  to  join  it.  Through  a  gap  are  described  the 
Needle  Mountains,  their  hue  a  strange,  pale  purple, 
their  row  of  peaks  seemingly  as  thin  as  splinters.  De- 
scending from  its  shelf,  the  track  skirts  the  very  brink 
of  the  river,  and  passes  through  lovely  little  parks. 
Thus  the  aspects  of  the  trip  continually  change.  At 
Rockwood  is  an  immense  reservoir,  for  supplying  power 
to  the  mines  of  the  San  Juan  and  La  Plata  districts. 
After  thirty-four  miles  of  adventurous  descent,  at  Her- 
mosa  the  canon  opens,  disclosing  below  and  ahead  the 
placid  Valley  of  the  Animas. 

Trimble  Hot  Springs 

Two  miles  from  Hermosa  the  Trimble  hot  springs, 
alongside  the  route,  are  reached.  Here  is  a  hotel.  The 
waters  are  of  pronounced  curative  value  and  the  place 

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CANON  OF  THE  RIO  DE  LAS  ANIMAS 
PERDIDAS  ("River  of  Lost  Souls") 
This  picturesque  canon  extends  for  over 
thirty  miles  between  Silverton  and  Durango, 
and  is  traversed  by  the  "Rail  and  Stage" 
passengers  on  the  "Around  the  Circle" 
tour.  The  road-bed  is  high  on  the  canon 
wall,  with  the  Animas  River  below. 


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is  an  attractive  resort,  being  conveniently  and  pleas- 
antly situated.  After  leaving  Trimble  the  train  skirts 
for  nine  miles  the  Animas  Valley,  which  is  one  great 
ranch  with  the  river  rollicking  through;  and  presently 
glides  into  Durango. 


Durango 

The  altitude  of  Durango 
lation  is  5,000.  It  has  one  of 
the  state.  Enormous  beds  of 
coal  exist,  and  much  coke 
is  manufactured.  The  Ani- 
mas Valley  and  the  Florida 
Valley,  and  the  desert  where 
reclaimed  by  irrigation,  are 
producers  of  wonderful  crops 
—  fruit  and  garden  truck, 
grain  and  hay.  The  New 
Mexican  line  is  only  twenty 
miles  south;  a  branch  of  the 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande  from 
Durango  crosses  it,  extending 
down  along  the  Animas, 
amidst  a  prolific  orchard  and 
garden  region,  through  Aztec, 
where  are  ancient  pueblo 
ruins,  to  Farmington,  fifty 
miles. 

Durango  to  Alamosa 

From  Durango  the  "Around 
the  Circle"  route  continues 
eastward,  gradually  inclining 
toward  New  Mexico.  Along 
the  rivers  are  bottoms  of  wil- 
lows and  grass;  sage  and 
sprawling  cedar  and  pinon 
are  the  features  of  the  natural 


is  6,520  feet;  its  popu- 
the  largest  smelters  in 

THE  AZTEC  RUINS 

The  town  of  Aztec,  New  Mex- 
ico, is  thirty-five  miles  by  rail- 
road from  Durango.  The  ruins 
are  then  but  a  short  drive.  They 
are  upon  an  elevated  tract  over- 
looking the  Animas,  and  differ 
only  in  location  from  the  ruins 
of  cliff-dwellings.  The  largest 
mass  of  ruins  is  presumed  to 
represent  a  pueblo  seven  stories 
high.  The  flat  stones  of  which 
the  buildings  were  constructed 
came  from  a  quarry  three  miles 
away,  and  the  remarkable  road 
over  which  the  toilers  trudged 
can  be  seen  even  from  the  train. 
There  are  two  groups  of  ruins, 
termed  the  "Old"  and  the 
"New." 

FARMINGTON   AND   SHIP 
ROCK 

Farmington,  the  present  ter- 
minus of  the  branch  railroad,  is 
set  in  the  midst  of  orchards  and 
ranches.  Thirty  miles  west,  and 
plainly  to  be  descried,  a  stu- 
pendous mass  of  rock,  resem- 
bling a  ship  under  full  sail, 
stands  out  above  the  desert. 
The  Navajos,  whose  reservation 
is  just  beyond,  claim  that  by 
this  rock  their  ancestors  were 
transported  through  the  air 
from  the  far  Northwest.  The 
rock  is  sacred. 

PAGOSA  SPRINGS 

These  springs,  lying  upon  the 
north  bank  of  the  beautiful  San 
Juan    River,    at    an    altitude    of 


[35] 


''Around        the        Circle" 


vegetation  elsewhere.     North,     7,108  feet,  were  the  "pagosa"  or 

_^i        1   •Ti  r  i_  "healing    waters"    of    the    Utes. 

in  the  hills,  are  areas  ot  heavy     They  constitute  one  of  the  great- 

timber.  ^^t     thermal     fountains     on     the 

continent.      By   quantitative   and 

The  Ute  Indian  Agency      — 'r./rHr^:;.^  TZ 

r,  .,  J.    _^  famous  Carlsbad   Sprudel   spring 

JbOUrteen    miles    out    ot    DU-        of   anything  found  in   this  coun- 

rango    the    train    crosses    the     ^'■y '  ^"^  ''  '^  «^'"s  to  the  simi- 

f-^1        •   1         T*  •  1      •        •  1  larity    of    the    waters    that    this 

Honda   River  and   is   in  the     resort  is  caiied  "The  carisbad 

former  reservation  of  the  of  America."  Besides  the  wa- 
ri  »  YT  AT  •  ters,    the   locality    offers   hunting 

J50Uthern      Utes.         At     IgnaClO        ^nd  fishing  and  fine  scenery. 

(named  for  the  head-chief  of 

all  the  Utes)  is  still  the  agency.  At  Pagosa  Junction  a 
branch  of  the  railroad  runs  northward  thirty-one  miles, 
through  immense  primeval  pines,  to  Pagosa  Springs. 

Apache  Indian  Reservation 

About  ten  miles  beyond  Pagosa  Junction  the  route 
passes  into  New  Mexico,  and  soon  thereafter  into  the 
reservation  of  the  Jicarilla  (Hee-cah-ree-yah)  Apaches. 
At  Dulce,  seventeen  miles  from  Pagosa  Junction,  is  lo- 
cated the  agency.  Both  the  Apaches  and  the  Utes  are 
likely  to  proffer  for  sale  specimens  of  their  handicraft. 

Chama 

In  the  rolling,  sagy  country  now  being  traversed 
multitudes  of  sheep  move  from  pasture  to  pasture. 
Chama,  where  the  train  halts  before  climbing  again  the 
Continental  Divide,  presents  an  interesting  sight  in  the 
shearing  and  the  shipping  season. 

The  Cumbres  Divide 

From  Chama  the  course  bears  northward.  The 
Cumbres  Mountains  rise  before.  Gliding  over  a  lofty 
trestle,  with  Wolf  Creek  far  below,  the  train  proceeds 
to  climb.  At  Cresco,  Colorado  is  entered.  The  grade 
waxes  at  times  2 1 1  feet  to  the  mile,  almost  the  maxi- 
mum. The  altitude  of  Chama  is  7,863  feet;  that  of 
the  crest  of  the  Divide,  fourteen  miles  on,  is  10,015. 

[37] 


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TOLTEC  GORGE 

Two-thirds  of  the  way  along  on  the 
"Around  the  Circle"  trip  Toltec  Gorge  is 
encountered.  From  the  car  windows  the 
passengers  look  down  a  startling  1,500  feet. 


"Around        the        Circle" 

The  course  of  the  ascent  is  rather  more  open  than  that 
of  ascents  before  experienced.  The  view  back  into 
New  Mexico  is  grand  beyond  description.  At  Cumbres 
(summits)  the  ascent  has  been  achieved;  once  more 
the  Continental  Divide  has  been  surmounted.  Now 
below  are  vales  particularly  lush  and  well-watered, 
ideal  for  the  camper  and  sportsman. 

Garfield  Memorial  Stone 

With  speed  slackening  the  train  is  approaching  a 
startling  chasm.  On  the  right,  close  by  the  track  and 
at  an  altitude  of  9,600  feet,  stands  on  end  a  block  of 
granite  with  polished  face.  This  is  the  token  of  me- 
morial services  held  upon  the  spot,  September  26,  1881, 
by  the  National  Association  of  General  Passenger  and 
Ticket  Agents,  for  the  late  President  James  A.  Gar- 
field, whose  funeral  was  at  the  time  taking  place  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Toltec  Gorge 

Beyond  the  impressive  tribute  the  train  rolls  out 
upon  a  balcony  of  rock  suspended  over  the  very  brink 
of  Toltec  Gorge.  This  gorge  is  as  clean-cut,  as  nar- 
row and  as  deep  as  though  an  earthquake  had  split  here 
the  resisting  granite.  Within,  the  sides  are  singularly 
jagged  and  abrupt;  just  a  few  scattered  pines  cling  to 
precarious  footholds;  the  aspect  is  gloomy,  forbidding; 
fifteen  hundred  feet  down  is  a  stream,  imprisoned 
among  huge,  icy  boulders.  For  that  sensation  which 
makes  one  tingle  and  draw  breath  hard  this  unexpected 
gaze  into  the  abyss  of  Toltec  Gorge  will  never  be 
erased  from  memory. 

Phantom  Curve 

Upon  leaving  the  balcony  the  train  is  instantly 
swallowed  by  a  tunnel;  and  when  it  has  emerged  there- 
from it  has  veered  from  the  gorge  and  is  hurrying 
downward.  Rounding  a  sharp  curve  it  is  among  the 
Phantoms — a  weird  company  of  monoliths,  clustered 
along  the  track ;  the  family  of  some  Lot,  transfixed  and 
exposed  to  the  elements  for  untold  centuries. 

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Los  Pinos  Canon 

The  route  now  skirts  the  edge  of  the  Canon  of  the 
Los  Pinos.  This  canon  partakes  of  the  nature  of  a 
mighty  gulch.  From  the  train  one  has  a  birdseye  view 
of  the  Los  Pinos,  and  ranch-buildings  and  patches  of 
meadow.    Even  the  tops  of  the  hills  are  below. 

The  Whiplash 

A  rolling,  arid  region  covered  with  lava  outcrop- 
ping or  in  disintegrating  fragments  is  entered.  The 
track  lies  in  meandering  loops.  Finally,  after  a  be- 
wildering cruise  along  this,  "the  Whiplash,"  Antonito, 
down  within  the  beautiful  San  Luis  Park,  is  attained. 

Antonito 

Antonito  is  set  amidst  a  community  devoted 
chiefly  to  agriculture  and  stock  raising.  A  mile  from 
it  is  the  very  interesting  town  of  Conejos  (co-na-hos: 
rabbits),  one  of  the  earliest  of  the  Spanish  settlements  in 
Colorado,  and  today  exhibit- 
ing Mexican  life  in  all  the 
distinctive  features.  From 
Antonito  a  branch  of  the 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Rail- 
road extends  south  125  miles 
to  historic  Santa  Fe,  New 
Mexico,  passing  the  hot 
springs  of  Ojo  Caliente  and 
penetrating  into  the  curious 
pueblo  country. 


Up  the  San  Luis  Valley 

Now  over  a  three-rail  track, 
accommodated  to  both  nar- 
row-gauge and  standard- 
gauge  cars,  from  Antonito  the 
"Circle"  route  leads  straight 
up  the  green  San  Luis  Valley, 
twenty-nine    miles    to    Ala- 

[41] 


DOWN  TO  SANTA  FE 

The  trip  from  Antonito  takes 
one  across  a  high  ridge  which 
at  Volcano,  eighteen  miles,  is 
8,487  feet  above  the  sea;  down 
again,  through  Comanche  Can- 
on, at  the  exit  of  which  is  the 
station  of  Embudo  (funnel :  so 
christened  because  of  the  odd 
hill  which  splits  the  Rio  Grande 
River  here)  ;  nineteen  miles 
along  the  Rio  Grande  del  Norte, 
to  Espafiola ;  and  on  amidst 
pueblos  to  Santa   Fe. 

RESORT  OF  OjO  CALIENTE 

The  hot  springs  of  Ojo  Cali- 
ente (Oho  Cal-i-en-te:  "Warm 
Eye,"  the  Spanish  poetically 
terming  a  welling  spring  an 
"eye")  are  twelve  miles  by 
stage  westward  from  Barranca. 
The  springs,  strongly  medicated, 
have  long  been  known.  Nearby 
is  an  ancient  Mexican  church. 
The  Cerro  Colorado  (red  moun- 
tain) is  said  to  have  been  an 
active  volcano  seventy  years 
ago. 


Around        the         Circl 


INSPECTING  THE 
PUEBLOS 


mosa.    In  this  prosperous  val- 
ley,  the  size  of  Connecticut, 

v^^t     rrnn^     nrp     rnispH       anri  ^'^°"'     Espaiiola,     and    from 

vast    crops    are    raisea,    ana     g^^^^^  ^,  ^^^  ^^^.^^  ^.^.^^^  ^^^ 

thousands    of    lambs    and    hogs        pueblos     of     Santa     Clara,     San 

Juan,  San  Ildefonso,  Tesuque, 
Pojuaque,  Nambe,  etc.  These 
pueblos  resemble  closely  the 
structures  of  the  old  Aztecs  or 
valley-people,  and  intimate  con- 
nection is  traced  between  the 
Pueblo  Indians,  the  Aztecs  and 
the  Cliflf-Dwellers.  A  typical 
pueblo  is  one  mass  of  adobe, 
tilled  with  rooms,  the  stories 
constituting  terraces.  Entrance 
is  gained,  in  many  cases,  by  a 
ladder  and  a  hole  in  the  roof. 
The  mode  of  life  is  communis- 
tic, and  each  pueblo  has  its  gov- 
ernor. Feast  days  are  many ; 
on  them  occur  dances,  races 
and    ceremonials. 


are  fattened  through  the  win- 
ter on  field  peas.  The  streams 
afford  good  trout-fishing. 

Alamosa 
Alamosa  is  a  junction 
town;  from  it  the  Denver  & 
Rio  Grande  radiates  in  the 
four  directions.  The  view  of 
the  Sangre  de  Cristo  Range, 
and  of  its  monarch.  Sierra 
Blanca,  is  most  inspiring. 
From  Alamosa  a  side  trip 
should  be  taken  to  the  new  Wheeler  National  Monu- 
ment Park,  of  strange  natural  formations,  and  to 
Wagon  Wheel  Gap  and  Creede,  described  on  pages 
45  and  47. 


Alamosa  to  Denver 

At  Alamosa  the  course  of 
the  "Around  the  Circle"  train 
changes  from  north  to  east, 
and  heads  for  the  Sangre  de 
Cristo  barrier.  Twenty-four 
miles  from  Alamosa,  Garland, 
where  once  stood  Fort  Gar- 
land (now  but  ruins)  is  to  be 
briefly  noted,  and  then  atten- 
tion should  be  paid  again  to 
grand  Sierra  Blanca  (white 
mountain),  which  long  has 
been  dominant  on  the  left,  be- 
fore. 

Sierra  Blanca 
Sierra   Blanca   is   accorded 
first  place  among  all  the  strik- 

[43] 


THE  PUEBLO  OF  TAOS 

The  famous  pueblo  of  Taos  is 
reached  by  a  drive  of  thirty 
miles  eastward  from  Servilleta. 
Taos  is  peculiar  to  itself.  The 
great  day  there  is  September 
30,  the  Feast  of  San  Geronimo 
(Her-on-i-mo),  or  St.  Jerome, 
Taos'  patron  saint.  This  festi- 
val attracts  sightseers  from  hun- 
dreds of  miles.  Taos  occupies 
about  8,000  acres;  the  pueblo 
structures,  inhabited  by  four 
hundred  Indians,  are  two,  one 
of  five  stories,  one  of  seven — 
the  latter  being  the  highest 
pueblo  in  the  Southwest,  and 
Taos'  glory. 

PAJARITO  PARK  CLIFF 
RUINS 

Adjacent  to  the  Santa  Fe 
branch  of  the  Denver  &  Rio 
Grande  are  many  cliff-dwelling 
ruins.  The  most  fascinating  of 
those    yet    investigated    are    the 


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ing  crests  of  the  Rockies. 
Measurements  give  him  an 
elevation  of  14,390  feet. 
With  his  pose  of  isolation,  his 
bared  head  rising  so  above 
timber,  and  his  triple  peak,  he 
is  indeed  a  king. 

La  Veta  Pass 

At  Wagon  Creek  station 
the  ascent  of  La  Veta  (the 
vein)  Pass  is  begun.  The 
train  goes  darting  up,  through 
cuts  and  thickly  growing  trees 
and  around  sudden  bends,  with 
Veta  Mountain,  smooth  of 
flank  and  sharp  of  apex,  on  its 
left,  until  at  9,242  feet  the 
summit  is  reached.  On  the 
north  is  the  Sangre  de  Cristo 
Range;  on  the  south  an  ex- 
tension thereof,  the  Culebra 
(snake)  Range. 

Spanish  Peaks 

During  the  winding  de- 
scent, ahead  and  to  the  north 
are  the  Greenhorn  Mountains, 
dreamy  with  distance;  to  the 
south  rest  lightly  in  the  haze 
the  Spanish  Peaks.  These 
symmetrical  uplifts  from  the 
plain  were  named  by  the  In- 
dians "Wahatoya,"  twin 
breasts.  After  traversing  the 
coal-fields,  wherein  Walsen- 
burg  is  the  principal  town,  at 
Concord   opportunity   is   pre- 

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ruins  ill  Pajarito  (little  bird) 
Park,  a  day's  drive  from  Espa- 
nola.  Quickly  reached  from 
Santa  Fe  are*  numerous  other 
evidences  of  ancient  habitation, 
and  Indian  pueblos  not  men- 
tioned  in   the   text. 

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SANTA  FE 

Santa  Fe,  the  terminus  of  the 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande  branch 
from  Antonito  on  the  "Around 
the  Circle"  tour,  is  the  oldest 
continuously  inhabited  site  of 
an  American  city.  In  1542 
there  was  located  upon  the  spot 
an  Indian  pueblo  of  15,000  peo- 
ple, and  in  1605  the  Spanish 
founded  a  town — the  True  City 
of  the  Sacred  Faith  of  Saint 
Francis,  now  known  simply  as 
Santa  Fe.  The  story  of  Santa 
Fe  through  the  three  centuries 
since  may  dimly  be  read  in  its 
quaint  architecture,  the  treas- 
ures of  its  churches,  and  the 
relics  in  its  wonderful  Archaeo- 
logical Museum.  The  city  has 
been  under  Spanish,  Pueblo, 
Mexican  and  American  rule, 
and  was  long  the  end  of  the 
"Santa    Fe   Trail." 


WAGON    WHEEL    GAP 

This  digression,  sixty  miles 
over  standard  gauge  tracks,  fol- 
lows the  upper  Rio  Grande  del 
Norte  into  the  mountains. 
Where  the  river  bursts  from  the 
hills,  is  the  health  and  pleasure 
resort  of  Wagon  Wheel  Gap. 
The  springs  of  which  it  boasts 
were  the  "little  medicine"  of 
the  Utes,  as  the  Pagosa  Springs 
were  the  "big  medicine."  They 
are  hot  and  cold,  and  give  most 
satisfactory  results.  The  Rio 
Grande  is  a  trout  stream  of 
much  fame,  and  in  the  hills  is 
game.  Wagon  Wheel  Gap  has 
a  $25,000  bath  house,  a  large 
hotel  and  cottages.  Altitude, 
8,449  feet. 


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sented  to  diverge  south,  by  a 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande  branch, 
to  Trinidad,  forty-two  miles. 

To  Pueblo  Again 

From  Cuchara  Junction  it 
is  fifty  miles  up  to  Pueblo. 
The  route  bears  into  the 
plains.  Upon  the  left  is  the 
Greenhorn  Range,  but  on  the 
right  the  eye  may  gaze  abroad 
with  little  intercepting.  After 
Pueblo  comes  the  homestretch, 
to  Colorado  Springs  and  Den- 
ver.    And  then — 


CREEDE 

Nine  miles  onward  is  Creede 
— the  mining  camp  which  once 
provoked    the   lines: 

"It's  day  all  day  in  the  day- 
time, 

And    there    is    no    night    in 
Creede." 

But  today  Creede  is  an  order- 
ly, respected  little  town,  in  the 
richness  of  its  silver  mines  the 
rival  of  Leadville. 

TRINIDAD 

Trinidad  (population  10,300) 
is  the  largest  city  in  southern 
Colorado.  Enormous  coal  fields 
are  tributary  to  it,  and  it  has 
extensive  livestock  and  manu- 
facturing interests.  The  view 
of  the  Raton  (Squirrel)  Moun- 
tains in  New  Mexico  is  exqui- 
site. 


We  have  witnessed  valley  and  plain  and  crest. 
Canon  and  pass  we've  scanned; 

We  have  seen  the  best  of  the  glorious  West 
By  the  trail  of  the  Rio  Grande. 


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Routing       of        Tours 
"Around      the      Circle" 


THE  ALL  RAIL  TOUR 

From  Denver,  Colorado  Springs,  Manitou  or  Pueblo,  via  the 
Royal  Gorge,  Salida,  Marshall  Pass,  Black  Canon  of  the  Gunni- 
son, Montrose  to  Ridgway;  thence  via  the  Rio  Grande  Southern 
Railroad,  Telluride,  the  Ophir  Loop,  Rico,  Mancos  (Cliff  Dwell- 
ings), to  Durango,  Toltec  Gorge,  Phantom  Curve,  San  Luis  Val- 
ley, La  Veta  Pass,  back  to  starting  point.     Rate,  $28.00. 

THE  RAIL  AND  STAGE  TOUR 

From  Denver,  Colorado  Springs,  Manitou  or  Pueblo,  via  the 
Royal  Gorge,  Salida,  Marshall  Pass,  Black  Cafion  of  the  Gunni- 
son, Montrose  to  Ouray ;  thence  via  Circle  Route  Stage  Line,  Ouray 
to  Red  Mountain,  Silverton  Railroad  (Rainbow  Route),  to  Silver- 
ton,  Animas  Canon,  Durango,  Toltec  Gorge,  Phantom  Curve,  San 
Luis  Valley,  La  Veta  Pass,  back  to  starting  point.  Rate,  $28.00. 

NOTE. — We  are  advised  that  for  the  season  of  1913  the  Silverton  Rail- 
road will  not  run  passenger  trains.  Consequently,  it  will  be  necessary  for 
passengers  choosing  the  "Rail  and  Stage  Tour"  to  continue  the  stage  portion 
of  the  journey  from  Red  Mountain  through  to  Silverton  (twelve  miles,  at  an 
additional  cost  of  $2.00),  when  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad  will  be 
resumed. 

If  desired,  the  tour,  "Around  the  Circle,**  may  be  made  in  the 
opposite  direction  from  that  described,  the  rate  being  the  same,  $28. 

Holders  of  through  tickets  to  or  from  Utah,  or  the  Pacific 
Coast,  desiring  to  make  the  detour  "Around  the  Circle'*  from 
Pueblo,  Salida  or  Montrose,  may  have  their  coupons  between  Den- 
ver, Colorado  Springs,  Pueblo  and  Grand  Junction,  Salt  Lake  City 
or  Ogden,  exchanged  upon  payment  of  $  1 0  to  Agent  at  any  of  the 
points  named. 

The  holders  of  through  tickets  to  or  from  Utah  or  the  Pacific 
Coast  may  also  make  the  complete  "Circle**  from  Salida  and  back 
to  starting  point  on  payment  of  $18.  The  same  rate  obtains  for 
eastbound  passengers  desiring  to  make  "Circle**  trip  from  Montrose. 

Tickets  are  on  sale  daily  with  limit  of  sixty  days  from  date  of 
sale. 

Stopovers  will  be  allowed  at  any  point  or  points  on  the  trip  for 
any  length  of  time  within  the  life  of  the  ticket.  Except  that  no  stop- 
overs will  be  allowed  in  Nenf  Mexico  on  "Circle**  tickets,  reading 
via  the  Stage  Line. 

In  connection  with  these  tours  various  side  trips  can  be  made 
at  greatly  reduced  rates. 

The  journey  "Around  the  Circle'*  can  be  comfortably  made 
in  four  days,  with  rests  at  Durango,  Silverton  and  Ouray.  Or  the 
entire  sixty  days  can  be  profitably  and  pleasantly  spent  in  viewing 
the  wonderful  scenery  of  the  trip. 

[49] 


MOUNTAIN  PACK  TRAIN 

A  familiar  sight  in  Colorado.  Burros 
loaded  with  powder  and  other  supplies  for 
a  mining  camp  in  the  hills. 


Among 
the 

Snow-Capped 
Peaks 


Mountain  Peaks  and  Passes  of  Colorado 


Feet. 
Mount  Massive. . . .  14,424 

Mount   Elbert I4i42i 

Sierra    Blanca i4.39o 

Mount    Harvard. ..  14,375 

La  Plata  Mtn 14.342 

Gray's    Peak i4.34i 

Mount    Torrey 14,336 

Mount  Evans  (i).  14,330 
Mount  Lincoln. .  . .  14,296 
Mount  Buckskin. . .  14,296 
Uncompahgre  Pk. .  14,289 
Long's   Peak 14,271 

8uandry  Peak 14,266 
astle   Mountain. . .  14,259 

Mount  Wilson 14,250 

Mount   Antero 14.24S 

Mount  Shavano. . . .  14,239 
Mount  Crestone. ..  14,233 
Mount   Princeton. .  14,196 

Mount    Yale 14,187 

Mount    Bross 14,185 

Baldy  Mountain. ..  14,176 
Mt.   Holy  Cross. .  .14,170 

Mount  Sneflfles 14,158 

Goats  Mountain ...  14,132 

Pikes  Peak 14,109 

San  Luis  Mtn 14,100 

Mount  Red  Cloud.  14,092 

Mount    Culebra 14,069 

The  Wetterhorn. .  .  14,069 
Mount  Simpson . . .  14,05s 
Mount   .^olus 14,054 

Altitudes 

Feet. 

Alamosa    7,546 

Antonito    7,888 

Aspen   7,874 

Aztec 5.686 

Bingham,   Utah 5,891 

Buena    Vista 7,968 

Canon    City 5,344 

Castle  Rock 6,218 

Cerro    Summit 7,968 

Chama   7,863 

Cimarron     6,906 

Colo.    Springs 5,989 

Conejos   7,880 

Cottonwood    Spgs. .    7,950 

Creede   8,852 

Crested   Butte 8,878 

Cripple   Creek 9,59 1 

Cuchara 5,942 

Cumbres    Pass.. ...  10,015 

Del    Norte 7,880 

Delta    4,980 

Denver 5,198 

Dillon    8,859 

Doyle 8,062 

Durango    6,520 

El   Moro 5,879 

Espanola 5,590 

Farmington    5,305 

Florence    5,i99 


Feet. 


Needle  Mountain. 

14,051 

Mount  Sherman . . 

14,048 

Mount  Humboldt. 

14,041 

Mount  Capitol. . . . 

13,997 

Mount  Stewart. .  . 

14,032 

Mount  Handle..  .  . 

14,008 

Mount  Maroon. .  . 

14,003 

Snowmass    Mtn. .  . 

13,970 

Pigeon    Mountain. 

13,961 

Mount    Ouray 

13,956 

Mount    Grizzly.  .  . 

13,956 

Horseshoe   Mtn... 

13,912 

Mount   Blane 

13,905 

Mount    Frustum.. 

13,893 

Pyramid  Mtn 

13,885 

Silver  Heels  Mtn. 

13,855 

Mount   Haynes.  .  . 

13,832 

Mount  Arkansas. . 

13,807 

Mount    Hamilton. 

13,800 

Mount  R.  G.  Pd.. 

13.773 

Mount    Rowter... 

13.750 

Mount  Ptarmigan. 

13.746 

Mount   Gibson. . . . 

13.729 

Mount   Silesia 

13,699 

Mount  Evans  (2). 

13,650 

Mount  Oso 

13,640 

Span.  Pks. . .  13,620 

-12,720 

Mount  Grayback. . 

13.61S 

Mount  Rosalie 

13.575 

Mount  Guyot 

13.565 

Mount  King  Sol.. 

13,550 

Trinchera    Mtn... 

13,546 

of  Towns  and 

Feet. 

Feet. 

Mount    Buffalo 13,541 

Mt.  White  Rock. ..  13,532 
Mount  Arapahoe. .  .  13,520 

Mount    Dunn 13.502 

Mount  Dolores.  ...  13,502 

Mount    Kendall 13,480 

Sultan    Mountain . .  13,336 

James   Peak 13,283 

Mount  Homesick. .  13,227 
Mount  Hunchback.  13,133 
Mt.  Lizard  Head..  13, 156 
Mount    Sopris 12,823 

Cottonwood  Pass. .  12,500 

Argentine    Pass 13.286 

Mosquito    Pass 13,185 

Tarryall    Pass 12,176 

Alpine    Pass 11,606 

Breckenridge    Pass.  11,503 

Berthoud    Pass 11 ,349 

Fremont    Pass 11,330 

Ute    Pass 11,200 

Bellevue   Pass 11,000 

Marshall    Pass 10,856 

Hayden    Pass 10,780 

Tennessee   Pass 10,032 

Cochetopa  Pass 10,032 

Cumbres    10,015 

Trout   Creek   Pass.   9,346 

La  Veta   Pass 9.242 

Poncha   Pass 9.059 


Cities 


Fremont   Pass 11,330 

Garland    7.936 

Glenwood    Spgs....    5,758 

Grand  Junction 4,583 

Granite    8,943 

Gunnison    7.683 

Hotchkiss 5,369 

Ibex   11.522 

Ironton    9.940 

Kokomo    10,614 

Lake  City 8,686 

La  Veta 7.024 

La  Veta  Pass 9,242 

Leadville 10,200 

Los    Pinos 9.637 

Malta   9.580 

Mancos    7,008 

Manitou    6,318 

Marshall    Pass 10,856 

Monte    Vista 7,665 

Montrose     5.8 11 

New    Castle 5,562 

Ogden,  Utah 4,293 

Ojo   Caliente 5,594 

Ouray    7,72 1 

Pagosa  Junction...  7,108 
Pagosa  Springs....  6,271 
Palmer    Lake 7,2Z7 


Feet. 

Paonia   5,694 

Poncha   Pass 9.059 

Poncha    Junction..  7.480 

Pueblo 4.672 

Red  Cliff 8,608 

Rico   8,737 

Ridgway    7,003 

Rifle   5,310 

Robinson 10,876 

Rosita    8,932 

Saguache 7,745 

Salida     7,050 

Salt  Lake  City 4,225 

Santa    Fe 6,968 

Sapinero    7,255 

Sargent   8,477 

Silver    Cliff 7,816 

Silverton    9,3oo 

Telluride    8,756 

Tennessee   Pass. . .  .  10,240 

Toltec    Gorge 9,465 

Trimble    Springs...  6,578 

Trinidad    5,994 

Victor    9,728 

Wagon  Wheel   Gap  8,449 

Walsenburg    6,187 

Westcliffe  7,861 

Wolcott 6,976 


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